Natus Vincere outplayed Outsiders at DPC EEU 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division I
Maksym ShylovThe duel between Natus Vincere and Outsiders in the first division of Eastern Europe has ended. The importance of the match was that both teams are contenders for getting into the top 3 of their region. You can read more about the tournament situation of the teams and background in the announcement of this confrontation.
Natus Vincere started the performance quite confidently, using the mobility of their heroes. So on the 15th minute the score was 9:4 in favor of the Ukrainian team, and the gold advantage was 2,000. The combination of Dawnbreaker, Io and Gyrocopter allowed NaVi to easily deal with the less mobile Outsiders heroes. Satanic on Gyrocopter from the carry of the Born to Win made it possible to neutralize the ultimate ability of Terrorblade performed by RAMZES666. In 25 minutes, Solo and the team have already demolished two sides of the Outsiders with a score of 19:4. As a result, NAVI defeated the Russian squad on the first map.
The teams started the second map at a measured pace, focusing on farming. Despite the Outsiders' mistakes during fights, they managed to maintain parity in total cost as of the 15th minute thanks to Doom and Templar Assassin. A minute later, Alexey 'Solo' Berezin flew into Roshan's lair with his ultimate ability Clockwerk and managed to steal the Aegis of the Immortal from the enemy. The Ukrainian team was able to effectively conduct a series of fights that led to the destruction of both sides, after which the Outsiders wrote “gg” and surrendered. This victory allowed Natus Vincere to increase their statistics in the division to 3-1, which increases the club's chances of getting into the Major of the final part of the DPC season.
Recall that DPC EEU 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division I runs from June 9th to July 15th of this year. 8 teams are fighting for a prize pool of $205,000, 1150 DPC points and 3 slots in the PGL Arlington Major. The 2 worst teams in the division will be forced to go down in class.
Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.